International Association of Women in Police Accepting Nominations
for 2010 International Recognition and Scholarship Award

The International Association of Women Police (IAWP) is soliciting 2010 nominations
for one of its prestigious awards—the International Recognition and Scholarship Award.
Given annually, women police officers from dozens of countries are nominated by
superiors for the international tribute. The honor goes to an outstanding police woman
serving in a law enforcement agency outside North America. The scholarship defrays the
costs for the recipient to attend and participate in the annual IAWP Training Conference.
This year’s event will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 26–30, 2010, at the
Minneapolis Marriott City Center.

The objectives of this prestigious honor are:

To increase understanding of the roles of women officers in various countries.

To encourage participation in the IAWP by all countries of the world.

To promote membership in the IAWP through the award recipient within her

region.

To increase international understanding and awareness of women in law

enforcement and the IAWP.

To recognize the accomplishments of a woman officer from outside North

America.

IAWP shall pay the costs of the hotel room and economy class airfare from the
recipient’s country to the conference city, to include visa application expenses and tips.
In addition, IAWP shall provide the recipient $500 for food, incidentals, and other sundry
expenses for use while at the conference. All other incidentals are the responsibility of
the recipient.

"It's a perfect opportunity for police departments to honor one of their female officers
through the IAWP award nomination process. We are very pleased with the prior
awardees who serve as exemplary examples of women in policing on a global scale. To
give just one scholarship award is always a hard decision for the IAWP Committee
responsible for making the recommendation," said Jane Townsley, IAWP President. "We
have a unique platform for international recognition of a woman police officer. The
awardee provides a sense of pride to all women officers and a particular sense of pride to
her country. The IAWP also offers other distinctive awards on an annual basis. All are a
tremendous opportunity to provide highly acclaimed recognition to an exemplary woman
officer."

More details about the International Association of Women Police Awards Program are
available at www.IAWP.org.

The International Association of Women Police was created in 1915. Its mission is to
strengthen, unite, and raise the profile of women in criminal justice around the world.
The IAWP is committed to professional development, training, recognition, mentoring,
networking, and peer support. For more information about the IAWP, visit
www.IAWP.org.